Commercial Flooring Education

Armstrong is a proud Registered Provider of AIA/CES, IDCEC and GBCI approved programs.

Armstrong is pleased to offer you a series of FREE continuing education courses. All Armstrong Flooring courses are AIA-approved, IDCEC CES-approved and many are GBCI approved to help you earn learning units towards your professional memberships.Contact Your Armstrong Flooring Representative to schedule a presentation for you and your colleagues.

Available Courses

Biophilic Design and Flooring

Human health and wellness are increasingly important design elements for buildings and spaces and biophilia can play and vital role. This program will introduce the principles of biophilic design, review scientific evidence supporting biophilic design and explore how biophilic design relates to flooring.

Define the concept of biophilia in relation to human health

Explain how the patterns of biophilic design impact health and well-being

Describe how biophilic design applies to wellness criteria in green building rating systems

Health, Wellness and Specifying LVT

Human health and wellness and luxury vinyl tile (LVT) are increasingly important design elements for building spaces. This course explores the intersection of these two design trends provide insight into specifying LVT that achieves WELL™ Building Standard Features.

Define WELL Building Standard™ (WELL) and LVT and its unique performance attributes

Describe LVT attributes and how they align with WELL Building Standard Features

Flooring & Building Energy Use

This seminar is designed to frame the concept of light reflectance and to provide you with an understanding of how this concept can impact your design and the energy use associated with a project’s design.

Describe light reflectivity as a physical property of materials

Explain how flooring contributes to building energy use and sustainable building design

Flooring & Acoustics: The Role of Flooring in Room Acoustics

Flooring & Acoustics: The Role of Flooring in Room Acoustics describes the fundamental properties of sound and how acoustical design impacts indoor environmental quality (IEQ). The role of acoustics in green building rating systems will be described and examples comparing acoustical design criteria in LEED 2009 and LEED® v4 will be reviewed.

Describe fundamental properties of sound and how sound propagates within buildings

CONCRETE SUBFLOORS TO RECEIVE RESILIENT FLOORING

Includes information on sub-base design, sources of moisture, how to measure slab vapor emissions, the proper use of vapor retarders, good concrete mix design, measurement of slab flatness and levelness, joint treatments, and curing compounds and sealers.

MAINTENANCE OF COMMERCIAL RESILIENT FLOORING

An investigation into commercial resilient flooring maintenance practices and products, including sealers, polishes, cleaners, strippers, floor machines, walk-off mats, and entrance grating with an emphasis on stain removal, prevention of soiling and wear, and the role that proper maintenance plays in lessening the chances for slips and falls.

Discuss the maintenance program and its role in supporting a clean and healthy environment

Identify the key considerations when choosing the right maintenance program for commercial resilient flooring

Describe the different types of maintenance programs

Discuss the maintenance life cycle to maintain commercial resilient flooring

SPECIFYING COMMERCIAL HARDWOOD FLOORING

This program is a review of the important elements to consider when specifying a commercial hardwood floor which include: structure, construction, species, visuals, color, edges/ends, finishes, surface texture, grading, installation systems. Architectural guidelines will be reviewed.

Evaluate the best flooring application

Discuss the elements of selecting a hardwood floor

List the installation options

Specify the appropriate hardwood flooring choice for a given commercial application

THE LIVING COLORS OF LINOLEUM

This program is a review of the history of linoleum, characteristics of linoleum, market information, manufacturing processes, linoleum’s impact with LEED and CA 1350, as well as installation and maintenance considerations.

Discuss the characteristics and considerations of linoleum.

Specify linoleum in appropriate spaces.

Specify proper installation and maintenance for linoleum.

Evaluate how linoleum can contribute to LEED points.

Examine how linoleum works within the CA 01350 guidelines for indoor air quality.

WAY FINDING FLOORING STRATEGIES

Explore the answer to the question: “How do individuals navigate through space: using color and design directional cues, space definition & functionality, and safety indicators. Discuss the financial value of utilitzing wayfinding strategies in a space and the impact that wayfinding strategies has on communicating a well organized and professional facility.

USING DESIGN TO IMPROVE THE VISUAL PERFORMANCE OF YOUR FLOOR

Learn how to use color, design and pattern to help the visual performance of the floor. Review the questions need to be asked before making a flooring selection for your space. Discuss how you can use flooring as an effective design element.

Identify potential flooring hotspots

List the fact finding questions that are necessary to ask before making flooring selections

EVIDENCE BASED DESIGN AND FLOORING

Discuss how Evidence Based Design (EBD) is defined in the healthcare industry and the impact it has on the bottom line. Discuss the benefits of incorporating EBD into your projects. Review the credible research that prove these benefits of EBD in Healthcare and real world examples. We will discuss how EBD applies to color in Healthcare and the measurable results.